mirror image

noun

Definition of mirror imagenext
as in image
something or someone that strongly resembles another looking at the idealistic intern, the elderly physician could not help but see the mirror image of himself 40 years earlier

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Recent Examples of mirror image Severance often plays with the duality motif — framing characters in reflections or mirror images, showcasing Mark’s tank of beta fish, etc. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025 As a result, Navid must redefine his identity beyond being his identical twin brother’s mirror image, while navigating the possessive desires of his clients, his brother, and his new lover. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025 Wearing a similar futuristic ensemble that Houston wore in the 1992 film and accompanying 1993 music video, Hudson looked to be the mirror image of the late star. — Dave Quinn, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024 And soon thereafter, the mirror image: Sparks switches from playing wheedling Jerry to playing upright Bram in a harrowing scene with Arnold. — Jesse Green, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mirror image
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mirror image
  1. image
  2. twin
  3. replica
  4. picture
  5. clone
  6. portrait
  7. duplicate
Noun
  • At the time, the image was revealed to have been manipulated after being removed from the Associated Press news wires.
    — Vanity Fair, Glamour, 30 Mar. 2025
  • The cost of maintaining that image became more difficult over time.
    — Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of image
Noun
  • Lopez shares her twins Emme and Max, 17, with ex Marc Anthony.
    — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Austin was stabbed in the heart and died in the arms of his twin brother, the twins’ father said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of twin
Noun
  • The restaurant includes a replica of her television, and tchotchkes throughout the space.
    — Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Voice cloning: The 3-second threat With just three seconds of audio, easily obtained from social media, voicemails or videos, fraudsters can create a convincing replica of your voice using AI.
    — Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of replica
Noun
  • Photograph: Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
    — Umair Irfan, Wired News, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Still, Hynes wasn’t about to paint a pretty picture about losing to the Isles.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of picture
Noun
  • The runner vine will fall off and the baby strawberry will become an adult plant that's a clone of its parent.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2025
  • In sci-fi, life tends to find a way, and some 200 years later, she's resurrected as a clone.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of clone
Noun
  • In this slice-of-life portrait, Chen shows how childhood experiences can shape someone, illustrating how a childhood passion might expand their horizons without necessarily becoming a lifelong vocation.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Williams stays mostly away from that famously morphing portrait, a memorably chilling piece of the 1945 movie, as in all the various other dramatic adaptations over the years for stage and screen.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of portrait
Noun
  • Clones are as much a sci-fi staple as robots, spaceships, and time travel, with every major franchise dabbling with duplicates somewhere down the line.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Fans painstakingly catalogue their collections, trade duplicates, and share creative DIY modifications.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of duplicate

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“Mirror image.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mirror%20image. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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